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An article published on March 9, 2019, by WHSV-TV 3, includes a video in which National Issues Forums (NIF) convener and moderator, Kara Dillard, talks about the value of deliberative public forums. The forum and training event was organized by New Bridges Immigrant Resource Center and Fairfield Center and focused on the issue of immigration.

Michael D'Innocenzo authored a blog post that was published online February 25, 2019 on The Island Now. In the post titled Out of Left Field: From Conversations to Understandings, D'Innocenzo describes a public deliberation project he is planning to launch at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York.

Forums on one of the new National Issues Forums (NIF) issue guide A House Divided: How Do We Get The Political System We Want?, both in-person and online, are rapidly being scheduled to kick off the 2019 A Public Voice forum series. A popular event from last year is returning on Wednesday April 10th: Deliberation Day will include four, back-to-back Common Ground for Action online forums.

In an article published February 12, 2019 by The Tribune, Lone Star College professor, John Theis talks about his work promoting public engagement on difficult issues and his experience in moderating forums using National Issues Forums Institute (NIFI) materials. Theis also describes some of his plans for upcoming forums that will focus on several current issues including national security and divisiveness in politics.

Jacksonville history and confederate monument forum group, February 2018

In the last few years, immigration to the United States has become the target more of fiery debate than of reasoned discussion. But fireworks were few during a forum on immigration in Jacksonville, FL, where the dozen or so participants arrived ready to hear opposing viewpoints.